National Business and Technical Examinations Board : NABTEB

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) was established in 1992 to create a Nigerian system for craft, business and technical certification. Its official history describes a fifteen-year process, from 1977 to 1992, during which government panels reviewed the structure of public examinations and the pressure placed on existing examination bodies. NABTEB was formed to domesticate craft-level examinations previously conducted by City & Guilds, Pittman's and the Royal Society of Arts of the United Kingdom, while also taking responsibility for technical and business examinations formerly handled by the West African Examinations Council. The legal framework followed through Decree 70 of 1993, now referred to as Act 70. NABTEB's mandate includes conducting examinations, issuing results and certificates and supporting assessment for craftsmen, technicians and business candidates. Its certification family includes the National Business Certificate, National Technical Certificate, Advanced National Business Certificate, Advanced National Technical Certificate and Modular Trade Certificate. This history places NABTEB within Nigeria's effort to align assessment with the National Policy on Education and the practical needs of industry and employment. Current examination diets, registration rules, result services, subjects and certificate requirements should be checked against the latest official NABTEB notices.